A Busy Day!

Today we went to Pennsylvania for Laura's 1st Birthday Party. It was nice to spend a little time with everyone.

We left to go to Colleen's Communion Party in New York, but we had car problems & unfortunately had to turn around at the GW Bridge. I know we would've had sooo much fun. We were all disappointed.

Emily's First Easter!

Today was Emily's first Easter!

My parents came over for dinner and then Jim's parents joined us all for dessert!

Emily got such beautiful baskets and had such a good time!

9 Month Appointment

Today Emily had her 9 month Doctors appointment.

She now weighs 20.7 lbs. Wow!! She's also 27.5 inches long.

The Doctor told me that we could start introducing table food. Emily tried Cheerios and loved them!

She did have to get one shot, but was a good girl and only cried a little!

First trip to the Jersey Shore!

Today we went down to Long Beach Island with my parents to get a house for summer vacation.
It was cold and raining so Emily didn't get to see the ocean. But...Jim being the shore lover he is, actually got out of the car and looked at the ocean.

Anyway, we got a nice house about two blocks from the ocean. July will be here before we know it! We can't wait!

Family Day!

Jim took off work today and we all went to have our first family pictures taken! We had so much fun!

After we had family pictures taken, Jim & I took Emily to see the Easter Bunny! She wasn't exactly sure what to make of him...but she gave a smile for Mommy & Daddy!

Rolling, Rolling, Rolling...

Today after Emily's bath, she showed me that she could roll onto her tummy! She has now officially rolled both ways! Now she'll be rolling all over the place!

Emily's First St. Patrick's Day!

A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss....

Finally, at almost 9 months old, Emily finally decided to show me that she *could* roll! She rolled from her tummy to her back! Of course I had to immediately call Jim to share the good news.

Emily's First Valentine's Day!

Emily had her First Valentine's Day. Jim took us out to dinner to the Black Forest. Jim & I had a wonderful meal and everyone commented on how good a baby Emily was!

You say its your birthday....

Today was a very special day for two very special people!

First, it was Jim's birthday. Emily & I gave him a lot of nice gifts that he loved.

It was also my Mom's birthday, but we celebrated it on the 15th. She loved all her gifts!

Doctor's Appointment

Today Emily had another Dr. appointment. She had to get 2 more shots! She cried a little, then Jim, Emily & I went out with Jim's Mom and visited Connie. We had a lot of fun!

Happy New Year 2006!

Since this was Emily's first New Year, we just decided to stay home and take it easy. We did try to keep Emily up, but she fell asleep at 11:30pm. She almost made it!

Happy New Year everyone!

How far that little candle throws his beams!

Jim's Mom & I have been dying to get to this store...Tuesday Morning. Since Jim was off this week for Winter Recess and it was his Mom's birthday, we all went out for the day.

We did a lot of running...to Babies R Us, Staples and Tuesday Morning. Ironically, once we finally got there, we weren't that impressed with it! Oh well!

Jim's Mom is of Ukranian and German decent, so we are always looking for Ukranian festivals, stores and restaurants. Well, one opened right down the road from where Jim works. It was called Oksana's Kitchen. So, after shopping, that's where we went for lunch. It was really good.

We all had a wonderful day!

Visiting Great Grandma....

Since Jim had off all this week, we took advantage of this and went to see Jim's Grandma.


So we packed up the car and headed out to Long Island. Jim's Mom came with us and we all had such a wonderful time. We exchanged gifts and Emily even let her hold and feed her!

Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Its Emily's first Christmas! When she woke up we told her that Santa Claus came. Of course, she's 6 months old so she could care less! But Santa brought her such wonderful presents that she is having so much fun playing with!

Then, Jim's parents, Michelle, Tony & Laura came over and we exchanged more gifts! We all got such wonderful gifts!

Finally, my parents came and we all had a nice dinner together!

Later, after dessert, we exchanged gifts with my parents.

It was a special Christmas! It was great to have so many wonderful and special people to care about us!


Happy Holidays!

Emily's 6 Month Check-up...

She is now on target with weight. At our previous appointment, the Doctor felt 4 lbs. was too much of a gain in 2 months! Anyway, she is now back to growing "correctly".

She now weighs 15lbs. 2oz. and she is 25 inches long.

Emily still has no interest in crawling or even rolling. Doctor didn't seem to be too concerned yet.

She got 4 more shots. Emily & I did not like them! After the shots, she was back to all smiles!

How Lovely Are Your Branches...

Today we went to get our Christmas Tree. It was VERY cold!

We wanted to go tonight because there is supposed to be a very bad snow storm coming through. So we bundled up and made our annual trek 45 minutes away to pick out a Christmas tree. Yes, I said 45 minutes. There are many, many places that are closer, but we came upon this place one year and we always get a really nice tree!

Anyway this is the smallest tree we have had. Its only about 7.5 feet, but it sure is pretty!

Here comes Santa Claus...

Today we took Emily to go see Santa! She was very pretty in her new Christmas Dress!

She cried a little when she saw Santa. I guess he can be a little scary.. But she stopped crying and she did okay! We were able to get some pictures of her with Santa!

Christmas Pictures 2005!

Emily & I went to The Picture People at the Rockaway Mall today to meet Michelle & Laura.

We decided that it would be great for Jim's parents and Grandma to get the girls picture taken together for a Christmas gift.

Laura & Emily did great with the photos and we have a beautiful picture to give for Christmas!

Emily's First Thanksgiving!

For Emily's first Thanksgiving we went to Michelle & Tony's. It was fun to see Emily interact with her cousin Laura. Jim's parents were there and we got to have some fun with them too!


Michelle & Tony were gracious enough to also invite my parents so we all could spend Thanksgiving together.


It was a fun day filled with great food and wonderful people!